Nubar ~ Treasure

Nubar ~ Treasure  

Medium purple with a subtle holographic effect

Treasure is from Nubar’s prisms collection from spring 2010.

It is a scattered holo, but a very subtle one unless you’re in direct sunlight. The formula is good to work with, like all other Nubars I’ve tried, and it took three coats to reach the desired opaqueness.

Here’s what it looks like in the shadow – there’s no top coat involved just yet:

And since the sun was so friendly to show itself: Here’s a pic in the sun.

 

I had hoped for more holo effect, and also a bit more of the wow effect. But fortunately it’s pretty easy to achieve that.

I grabbed a bunch of polishes and a dotting tool and started to dot. I used Funky Fingers “Riot” (a rich crème purple), H&M “Plum” (a darker crème purple), and H&M/Disney “Daisy”, which is a light grey polish that I only bought because I liked the bottle!

I dotted randomly with two different sized dotting tools (same tool – different size on each end). Here’s what that ended up looking like after applying a layer of Seche Vite top coat:

And here’s a picture of the polishes I used. I must admit that I enjoy playing around a bit with some of the many colours I’ve got in my stash.

I really like this mani. It may be simple, but it works. And I achieved the wow effect that I was after in the first place. :)

What do you think? Do you even like polka dots?

Nubar ~ Treasure 

Opacity: 5/10
Colour, prettiness: 5/10
Durability: 6/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 5.25/10
Buy again: No